Jamaat-Ameer

Jamaat-e-Islami Amir and Leader of the Opposition in the National Parliament Shafiqur Rahman has criticized BNP's slogan "Bangladesh First" (Sobar Age Bangladesh). His allegation is that while the ruling party speaks of the country in its slogan, in reality it is prioritizing its own family members.The Jamaat Amir made this allegation today, Sunday, at a discussion meeting titled "One Year of the July Charter: An Account of Promises and Expectations" organized by the Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party a...

"I can hardly believe this is Mirpur. It feels like somewhere else." Saima Zerin made the remark while walking along the sidewalk in front of Mirpur Girls' Ideal School. A resident of Mirpur, she is a student at a private university and uses this route every day.Saima said that walking along the sidewalk from the Mirpur-10 roundabout used to be a struggle. Makeshift shops lined both sides, leaving barely enough room for one person to pass through. Even two people walking side by side found it di...

Following clashes centering an eviction drive on footpaths at Mirpur in the capital, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Member of Parliament for Dhaka-15 constituency, Shafiqur Rahman, has called for providing alternative spaces for small traders as well as taking action against extortion, illegal occupation, and corruption.He made these remarks while talking to journalists after inspecting the site of the eviction drive in the Mirpur-10 area on Wednesday (September 30) afternoon.He said, "Roads mus...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has called for moving away from the "game of wrong politics" in primary school teacher recruitment and evaluating merit and competence.He made this call in a status posted on his verified Facebook account on Saturday (September 26).The Jamaat Ameer said that entering government service is not a matter of political loyalty. As a citizen, a job seeker's merit and competence should be the only consideration in recruitment.Calling for abandoning the actions...

 Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman has alleged that the government is deceiving the people and said the people will not forgive them. He made the remarks at a rally at Shimrail Mor in Narayanganj on Saturday morning as part of the 11-party alliance's long march from Dhaka to Chattogram. The program is being held with six demands including implementation of the referendum verdict. Shafiqur Rahman said, “We have taken to the streets to imple...

Despite marching towards the Secretariat to protest ongoing gas crisis and soaring prices of essential commodities, leaders of the 11-party alliance did not get to meet any responsible representative of the government.Today, Thursday (August 6), around 12:45 PM, when the procession crossed Zero Point and reached the front of the Secretariat, police blocked the protesters with barricades.Later, after facing police obstruction at the main gate of the Secretariat and staying there for about 45...

Bangladesh is still not completely free from fascism, even though fascist forces have fled the country, said Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and leader of the opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad.He made the remarks on Sunday in an Eid-ul-Azha greeting message to the nation.In a...

The government has betrayed its own election manifesto by appointing unelected administrators to the local government system, said Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman.He said, "The government has also failed to fulfill its promise of ensuring the independence of the judiciary. Ther...

Opposition leader and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has said that the interim government did not communicate with his party regarding any agreement with the United States. “No one from the interim government contacted us on the issue of an agreement with the United Sta...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said that if the July mass uprising had not taken place and people had not sacrificed their lives, the BNP would not be enjoying power today. He said the BNP has forgotten these events, although it had already shown forgetfulness earlier. He added th...

The Leader of the Opposition and Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, has expressed strong anger over what he described as ‘unacceptable gesture’ and obstruction faced by MP Barrister Rumeen Farhana during her speech in Parliament on the ongoing energy crisis. Raising a p...